"Bloco sees with great concern this act of vacating a symbolic occupation," said Deputy Mayor Rui Costa. Lisbon Occupation Assembly tried to talk to Lisbon City Council "that never responded", denounces one of the activists of the collective.

The Municipal Police, accompanied by the PSP and heads of the Lisbon City Council, began this Tuesday morning the evacuation of a building occupied by a group of citizens in September as an alert for one of the biggest problems that the city faces, access to housing.

Read more (in portuguese): Municipal Police ends symbolic occupation against real estate speculation, "Bloco" criticizes